'Hondo' is a movie that I thought improved greatly over the course of the picture. A true 'Cowboys and Indians' flick, John Wayne plays a Calvary scout who falls in love with frontier woman Geraldine Page. At first I thought Page was doing a pretty poor bit of acting, how could she be an 8 time Oscar nominee? Well it gets clearer as the film goes on that Page is doing a great job of playing a woman trying and largely failing to put up a 'front' that is well beyond her. In fact this is one of the deeper and more credible of Wayne's on screen romances. I also liked the respectful portrayal of the Indian leader Vittoro (played by white Australian actor Michael Pate, still he does a good job). Featuring future 'Western' legend James Arness in a supporting role. Based on a short story by Louis L'Amour. ***
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